Chinese street styles: Feiyue Shaolin sneakers

Email thisPosted Jun 16th 2008 at 5:10PM by Josh Loposer

Now that China has become a major fashion -- as well as an economic -- force in the world, we think it's time to take a closer look at some of their street wear, starting with these awesome shoes. In addition to the fact that the Feiyue Shaolin sneaker is to the Chinese what the Converse All Star is to us in the States -- Kung Fu masters apparently love these old school canvas and rubber sneakers.

It's true, look it up. These very economical canvas sneakers have been a staple in China since the 20's and are sold all over the internet as Kung Fu accessories. We can't really see how they're particularly suited for martial arts, but we do think they'd make a great pair of summer shoes. We like the retro style, it's like a hybrid of the All Star and the PF Flyer -- which are both classic. The advantage with these babies is that they're way cheaper, and you probably won't run across anybody else who's wearing them.

[via SeeJackShop]

Tags: All Star, AllStar, canvas, China, Converse, Feiyue Shaolin, FeiyueShaolin, Kung Fu, KungFu, martial arts, MartialArts, PF Flyers, PfFlyers, rubber-sole, streetwear, Wushu

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